Neckscarf



(Hommel.)

s. B.rsoLoMoN.

NBCKSGARF.

No. 490,512. Patente-d Jan. 24, 1893,

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UNITED STATESY PATENT OFFICE.

SAUNDERS B. SOLOMON, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

NECKSCARF.

i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 490,512, datedJanuary 24,1893.

Application tiled June 6, i892. Serial No. 435,658. (No specimensd' Toa/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAUNDEEs B. SOLOMON, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Neckscarfs, which improvement is fully set forth in the followingspecification and shown in the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a neck scarf provided with a display device,hidden when in its normal position within said scarf or article andarranged to be brought into view by the wearer when desired. Aspreferably constructed the part of the device to be temporarilydisplayed is held concealed by means of a spring or elastic band and isbrought into View by the wearer by pulling a string or tape attached toit. As usually constructed this device is in the form of a rectangularplate which may be of card board, sheet metal or other material, havingprinted or engraved upon it the likeness of a human face, or design,monogram, figure, character, picture, or other object to please orattract the eye.

The invention is hereinafter more fully described and particularlypointed out.

Referring to the drawings Figure l is a front view of portions of anOrdinary scarf to be worn upon the neck, showing my invention attachedin place, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of myinvention, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is an upper-end View of thedevice, and Fig. 4 a central vertical section on the dotted line 4+4 inFig. 2, viewed as indicated by the arrow pointed thereon. Figs 3 and 4are drawn to an exaggerated scale to better show the relation of theparts.

Referring to the parts shown, A is a scarf or article of neck wear ofcommon construction. Within the upper part of the scarf and under thetop piece h thereof is secured a rectangular sheet metal shield orholder a for the display plate b. This shield is held to the scarf bysimple means as stitches c passing through small holes d ltherein. The

shield has its vertical edges turned over, as shown in Fig. 3, thedisplay plate being held to slide vertically within said folded edges.An elastic band c is secured at its upper end-at f-to the upper end ofthe shield by cement, stitches or other simple means, and at its lowerend-at g-to the lower end 'the pendent endsl lof the scarf.

of the display plate, serving to draw the latter upward and hold itnormally within the shield and concealed beneath the top piece of thescarf. The rear side of the shield is formed with a rectangular opening,'Figs 2 and 4, through which a tape 7c passes back of The upper end ofthe tape is secured-at n-to the upper end of the plate and the tape isof such length that its lower end extends nearly to the lower edge ofthe vest of-the wearer,

-and beneath the same, so as to be conveniently seized by the thumb andfinger and pulled downward against the action of the elastic band tobring the plate into view below the top piece of the scarf. This exposedposition of the plate is shown in full lines in Fig. 1.- The lower endof the tape may be supplied with a ring or other small article to betterenable it to be seized bythe thumb and nger or it may be left withoutsuch attached article, this being merely a matter of judgment orconvenience and not essential to my invention. As the parts are puttogether the elastic band e is covered by the tape k.

Upon the display plate may be printed or otherwise affixed or'impressedthe likeness of a nominee for the presidency or other office to be usedduring a political campaign; orV

the plate may have shown upon it a sign, mark, character or emblem of aclub, secret society or other organization so that when displayed to anobserver the fact will be communicated that the person wearing the plateis a member of such society or organization. Other similar uses of thedevice will readily suggest themselves.

What I claim as my invention is:

A neck-scarf having a fixed vertical perforated shield within the toppiece, in combination with a plate held movably within the shield, anelastic band joined to the lower end of the plateand the upper end ofthe shield, and a tape secured to the upper end of the plate and passingthrough the shield, substantially as sh'own and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 2d day of June,1892, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAUNDERS B. SOLOMON.

W'itnesses:

ENOS B. WHITMORE, M. L. MODEEMOTT.

